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“Garbos win job Security” is the headline that has run in the Central Coast local newspaper, the Express Advocate. A long fight involving protected action has now ended on the Central Coast. Garbos who work for Remondis were seeking job security and assurances that...

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) have put out the call to the Australian parliament to change the workplace relations rules to protect the pay packets of 700,000 low paid workers. Following the Fair Work Commission decision to cut the penalty rates of...

At the local government elections to be held on the 10th September this year the TWU is supporting a call by the United Services Union (USU) to ensure union members across NSW understand how their vote will determine the political make-up of local councils for the...

TWU NSW Acting Secretary Richard Olsen has welcomed the decision by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission to extend coverage of the General Carriers Contract Determination, saying that it was good news for Owner Drivers across NSW. The extension of General Carriers...

Police have swooped on a bus depot in Sydney’s south-west, issuing a string of defect notices and puling one bus off the road. All but five of the buses inspected at Telfords had some kind of defect – including vehicles that are used to carry school children. Of the...

A new weekday timetable for the ACTION network will begin next month after bus drivers overwhelmingly voted in favour of more flexible shift breaks. The timetable includes a new all-day service linking Woden, Cooleman Court and Civic, and new direct peak services for...

TWU NSW Acting Secretary Richard Olsen has welcomed the decision by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission to extend coverage of the General Carriers Contract Determination, saying that it was good news for Owner Drivers across NSW. The extension of General Carriers...

Union emphasises length of conciliation and extension of rights statewide The Transport Workers Union’s New South Wales branch has welcomed the General Carriers Contract Determination (GCCD) extension, casting it as a natural progression. Industry groups sensitive to...

The man behind the frenzied road rage attack on a bus and its driver in Marrickville has been sentenced to at least 12 months in jail. He was recorded on a mobile phone verbally abusing the driver before smashing the vehicle's windscreen with a shovel. Samantha Brett...

The Transport Workers Union is calling for tougher regulations on the truck-driving industry to reduce pressure on workers. This follows after police laid charges against a interstate truck driver who is alleged to have been under influence of the drug ice. The TWU...

Police have raided the depots of one of the largest private bus companies in Sydney after a Hillsbus driver ploughed into five parked cars yesterday. TWU Acting Assistant Secretary Mick Pieri discusses the role driver fatigue plays in road safety. Matthew Snelson...

A BUS driver who ploughed into five parked cars had only just been employed at the public transport company. Police and Roads and Maritime Service raided Hillsbus depots in Northmead, Seven Hills and Dural yesterday after one of the company’s buses hit five cars at...

Interview with Emma Simkin, ABC about there being no garbage collections on the Central Coast today. Simkin says that it is the first test for the newly merged Central Coast Council, as the garbage collectors decided to go on strike today. Simkin says there is a lot...

Garbos at the new Central Coast Council based around Gosford began "indefinite industrial action" yesterday (June 2) to protest a refusal to safeguard jobs in the council's latest tendering process. The workers are employed by waste contractor Remondis which has the...